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CIGAR COLORING MAGHINE.

No. 286,412. r atented Oct. 9; 1883..

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GEORGE E. FRENCH. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-COLORING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,412, dated October ,9, 1883.

Application filed January 8, 1883. (No model.) I

To all 2072,0721, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoncE B. Fnnnon, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Oigar(loloring Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to improve machines for coloring cigars by combining certain parts of the mechanism, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which the figure is a perspective view of my new and improved cigar-coloring machine.

The frame of the machine is by preference formed of the four main castings ac and b I). These are secured upon the table A, the parts a a permanently, by means of the boltsc c, the parts bb adj ustably, by means of the cleats c c; and these castings are yoked together at the sides of the machine, as shown, and, by means of the pinions (Z d, racks f f, and notched spring-plates 9- are adapted to be adjusted to and from each other for straining up or slackening the endless aprons B O.

In slackening the endless aprons the springplates gg are simply to be raised by the finger- ]ifls a t out of engagement with the pinions at d, and in straining up the endless aprons these pinions are simply to be turned by applying the hand to the cranks or circular heads 71. 71.

The endless apron 0 passes over the lower drums, E F, that are journaled in the frame of the machine, as shown,and isprovided upon its outer surface with the fingers or plates j j; that are by preference slightly curved for receiving, holding, and carrying the cigars bebetwecn the webs.

The upper endless apron, B, is the coloring endless apron, and passes over the upper chine, as shown, above the drums E F, and these drums G H are formed near one end wit-hthe corresponding enlargements or swells k Z, over which the endless apron B passes, and

pass between it and the endless apron G, to apply the coloring material to the tip as well as to the main body of the cigar.

The drums E and G are revolved, so as to give opposite motion to the opposing surfaces of the endless aprons B and G by means of the intermediate cog-wheel, J, that meshes with the cog-wheels K L, secured, respectively, upon the said drums E G, the intermediate cogwheel being revolved by the belt M, coming from any suitable power or motor. The cogwheel L is smaller than the cog-wheel K, so that the speed of travel of the endless apron B will be more rapid than that of the endless apron O. The reverse motion and inequality of speed of the endless aprons will cause the cigars, as they pass between them, to be rapidly revolved, which will cause the endless apron B to apply the coloring material equally to all parts of the wrappers of the cigars, making them uniform in color. The eoloringmaterial is applied to or dripped upon the endless apron B from the pan or trough or other suitable receptacle, N, attached to the tie-rod O.

In use, the machine being set in motion. the cigars are placed upon the table P in front of the machine, from which table they will roll down upon the plates or fingers j j of the endless apron C, which apron carries them along under the apron B, which applies the coloring material and causes them to revolve, bringing all sides of the cigar in contact with the endless apron, and applying the color equally until they reach the rear end of the machine, where they will drop off from the endless apron O and fingers or plates j j uponthe rear table, P, completely and evenly colored. In

order that there may be no danger of the endless apron B running off from the swells is Z of the drums G H, I may run a cord in the outer edge of the endless apron-as at p, and another 'at pand I may form grooves in the side drums, near the swells 7c 1, for the latter cord to run in, if found necessary; and to adapt the machine for coloring cigars of varioussizes, I make the drums G H vertically adjustable in the frame to and from the drums E F by means of the bolts Q Q and the sliding journal-blocks q q, so that they may be set the proper distance from the drums E F,

as will be understood from the drawing.

Instead of causing the upper endless apron, B, to travel with greater speed than the endless apron O, for revolving the cigars, it will be understood that this order might be reversed and not depart from the spirit of my invention.

5 less belt witha superposed brush to distribute the coloring-matter; but

lVhat I do claim as new and of my invention is,

1. The drums G H, formed with the enlarge 10 ments or swells lc Z, in combinationwith the drums E F and endless aprons B O, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The main castings a a and Z) 6 of the frame, yoked together and carrying the drums I 5 E F and G H, in combination with the racks f, pinions (Z, and notched spring-platesq,whereby the frame may be adjusted for straining up or slackening the endless aprons B 0, substantially as described.

3. In a cigar-coloring machine, the combination, with the drums E F and G H and the endless aprons B O, of the cog-wheel J, small cog-wheel L on the drum G, and large cogwheel K on drum E, whereby difierent rates of speed are given to the endless aprons and in opposite directions, as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE B. FRENCH. 

